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Hi, I have been using the free version of Autodesk Fusion 360 as a hobbyist for a number of years - since 2018. I have had to renew a number of times. I now see a "Trial ends in 22 days" message at the top of the screen and according to their website you can now only use the hobbyist...

Hi all, I have some lovely kiln-dried quarter sawn oak which I plan to make a sideboard from. It was sold to me as dried to 12-13% which seems to be true although I have yet to cut any in the middle and check there... but I trust the supplier. The boards have been stacked in my lounge for...

I bought 7 lovely large planks of kiln-dried quartersawn brown oak at the Stock Gaylard Oak Fair at the weekend, rather on impulse, and need some suggestions... I aim to build a large modern sideboard over the winter but there's not enough brown oak for that. I'm planning three sections to the...

Hi there, can anyone recommend a ball bearing guide kit for the BS400? Axminster do 3 different guide kits but when I asked them if they fitted the BS400 they said 'no'. I don't mind doing some minor mods to make something that's adaptable to the BS400. The original disc guides are doing my...

Hi there, I am making a garden bench out of air-dried english oak boards. The bench will have interlocking slats for the seat and back (running fore and aft, and up and down, rather than along the bench). I have posted a couple of pics below. My original plan was to thread the 20mm wide...

Hi there, does anyone know where I can find rafter size guides for steep pitched roofs? The only TRADA ones I can find talk about 30-45 deg max. I am looking to build a large A-Frame potting / storage shed, based on two 3-4-5 triangles back to back, so the pitch is going to be about 53...

Hi, I am building a garden arbour in the style of an upturned boat (!) - imagine the front half of a small trawler stood up so that it's bow is pointing to the sky. I have made the frame (keel, ribs etc) from treated 8x2 softwood shaped on the bandsaw with sections glued and sacred together...

Hi guys, I am about to lay a decking area 7.2m x 3m alongside (and slightly projecting over) one end of a new pond we have had built in our garden. In previous gardens I have put down a small area of sawn green oak decking and in a larger area of smooth yellow balau. The green oak was messy...

Hi, Novice alert! - Apols for the long post... I would appreciate some advice on finishing a 2' x 8' sawn elm board I have acquired to make a desk top to go into an alcove in my study. The board is through-cut, 2" thick with some lovely grain and a couple of knots with minor splits. It has...

Hi, bought one of these from Axminster on Friday... Set it up on Saturday... first cut fine, second use blew the trip and the solenoid that operates the blade guard lock is now refusing to work and the saw trips the ring circuit every 3 or 4 times is start the blade. Also strong smell of...

Hi, I am looking to by a solid 10" sliding carriage table saw for regular hobby use. Some (e.g. Record TS205C, Jet JTP-600) seem to have the slider right next to the blade, others (Charnwood W629, W650, Axi AW10BSB2) have the slide 6-10" away from the blade. I appreciate the former are...

Hi I am looking at a secondhand Hammer A3 31 p/t. It's 3 phase according to the seller but curiously on the rating plate it says: V:400 Ph:3N Hz:50 kW:3 but then below it says: Motordaten: 4,0kW 220-240V Does anyone know if that means it can be easily switched to single phase, or is that...

Hi, brand new member so apols if this is a dumb question... I'm looking to purchase a range of machinery to set me up for retirement and spend a bit more time on making sawdust. I know Yandles have regular shows and often offer good show deals on their machinery (presumably mainly Charnwood...